"Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2005–06 Australian cricket team toured South Africa for cricket matches during the 2005–06 South African cricket season. Australia won the Tests with a 3–0 whitewash, but lost both the limited overs series, the one-off Twenty20 and the five-match ODI, which was concluded with what was described as ""the greatest ODI ever"". South Africa v Australia (24 February) This was Australia's second worst loss in their history of One Day internationals. The 5th One Day International cricket match between South Africa and Australia, played on 12 March 2006 at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, has"
"old Johannesburg station and was only discovered two days later in Cape Town. At approximately 956 miles, it must rate as the biggest six ever struck. From 1895 to 1939, twenty nine Test centuries have been scored. Old Wanderers Old Wanderers was a cricket ground in Johannesburg, South Africa. The ground hosted 22 Test matches from 1895 to 1939, before being rebuilt as Johannesburg's Park Station in 1946. It has since been replaced by the New Wanderers Stadium. The wealthy elite of the town saw a need for a sports ground for the public in the new town of Johannesburg."
"Old Wanderers Old Wanderers was a cricket ground in Johannesburg, South Africa. The ground hosted 22 Test matches from 1895 to 1939, before being rebuilt as Johannesburg's Park Station in 1946. It has since been replaced by the New Wanderers Stadium. The wealthy elite of the town saw a need for a sports ground for the public in the new town of Johannesburg. Around 1888 a deputation consisting of Hermann Eckstein, J.B. Taylor, Jacob Swart, Llewellyn Andersson and others rode to Pretoria to meet with President Paul Kruger. He was shown a piece of land of 40 acres west of"
"with the ground holding a further Twenty20 match between Namibia and Uganda later in 2010. In April 2013, the hosted first ever international T20I match between Kenya and Netherlands. List of T20I matches hosted at Wanderers. Wanderers Cricket Ground Wanderers Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Windhoek, Namibia. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1990 when Namibia played the Netherlands. The ground held its first List A match in the 2001/02 6 Nations Challenge when Namibia played Sri Lanka A. To date the ground has held 37 List A matches. In 2004, the ground held its"
"Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek. Their squad includes at least two players from the previous 2014 World Cup. Matches were played at the Annadil Burhani, University of Dar es Salaam and Dar es Salaam Gymkhana Club grounds. Source: CricketArchive The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average. Source: CricketArchive The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average. Source: CricketArchive 2015 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship Division One The 2015 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship was a cricket tournament held in Dar"
"the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. The 2009 tournament took place in England, and was won by the previous runner-up, Pakistan, who defeated Sri Lanka in the final at Lord's. The third tournament was held in 2010, hosted by the countries making up the West Indies cricket team. England defeated Australia in the final in Barbados, which was played at Kensington Oval, winning its first and the only international tournament to date. The fourth tournament, the 2012 World Twenty20, was held in Asia for the first time, with all matches played in Sri Lanka. The West Indies won the tournament by"
"Wanderers Cricket Ground Wanderers Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Windhoek, Namibia. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1990 when Namibia played the Netherlands. The ground held its first List A match in the 2001/02 6 Nations Challenge when Namibia played Sri Lanka A. To date the ground has held 37 List A matches. In 2004, the ground held its first first-class match between Namibia and Uganda in the 2004 Intercontinental Cup. To date the ground has held 32 first-class matches. The first Twenty20 match was played on the ground in 2010, between Namibia and Bermuda,"
"Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on 8 April 2018. North West won the match to claim their first tile, beating Gauteng by 34 runs. Cricket South Africa's acting Chief Executive, Thabang Moroe, congratulated North West on winning the title. 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge The 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge was a List A cricket competition that took place in South Africa from 15 October 2017 to 8 April 2018. The competition was played between the thirteen South African provincial teams and Namibia. The tournament was played in parallel with the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, a first-class competition which features the"
"horse show, gymkhana and dog show in May 1891 and with a cycle track around the cricket ground people saw future world cycle champion Laurens Meintjes race. And in November 1894, the Witwatersrand Agricultural Society would hold its first show at the Wanderers ground before moving it to Braamfontein where it would be later known as the Rand Show. The grounds would host its first cricket test match on 2 March 1896 when South Africa played England. By the late 1920s, the station passenger numbers south of the Wanderers grounds had outgrown its facilities. The new station would need additional"
"Park. Kentview, Gauteng Kentview is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called ""Syferfontein"". It became a suburb on the 21 May 1958, and is named after Victor Kent, a chairman of Wanderers Club, and the man who purchased the land when the club moved from the moved from its location in the Johannesburg CBD at Old Wanderers to its current location what was then called"
"City in Soweto, outside Johannesburg. Other often used venues include the Atteridgeville Super Stadium, outside Pretoria, the Royal Bafokeng Stadium, outside Rustenburg, the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein and Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. Matches have also been hosted at Ellis Park and Johannesburg Stadium in Johannesburg, Kings Park in Durban, Olympia Park in Rustenburg, Cape Town Stadium and Newlands Stadium in Cape Town, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and the EPRU Stadium in Port Elizabeth, Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, Orlando Stadium in Soweto, Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, Griqua Park in Kimberley, Jan Smuts Stadium and"
"consideration. Six of the ten venues were over 1200m above sea level, with the two Johannesburg venues – the FNB Stadium (also known as Soccer City) and Ellis Park Stadium – the highest at approximately 1750m. The FNB Stadium, the Cape Town Stadium and the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth were the most-used venues, each hosting eight matches. Ellis Park Stadium and the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban hosted seven matches each, while the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein and the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg hosted six matches each. The Peter"
"Stadium in Bloemfontein, and Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. The Springboks played their first test match at Soccer City on 21 August 2010, a Tri Nations match against New Zealand. Other stadiums which have been used for test matches include Buffalo City Stadium in East London, the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace outside of Rustenburg, Mbombela Stadium in Mbombela and Puma Stadium in Witbank. The first South African international took place at Port Elizabeth's St George's Park Cricket Ground in 1891. Ellis Park was built in 1928, and in 1955 hosted a record 100,000 people in a Test between"
"Stadium is the centerpiece of a sporting sector in the south-east of Johannesburg, where it neighbours Johannesburg Stadium (athletics), Standard Bank Arena, Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, and an Olympic-class swimming pool. Ellis Park is home to the following teams: Cricket matches were held at the stadium in the past. Ellis Park hosted six Test matches between 1948 and 1954, but it has not been used for first-class cricket since New Wanderers Stadium opened in 1956 and is now used only for rugby and soccer. In 1889 when after a long and hard-fought battle the Transvaal Rugby Football Union (now the"
"Victoria Ground (King William's Town) Victoria Ground is a sports ground in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is located near the centre of King William's Town, at the southern corner of the intersection of Buffalo Road and Cathcart Street, about 250 metres east of the Buffalo River. The ground's first recorded cricket match took place in February 1889, when the touring English team played two matches there against the team of the Cape Mounted Riflemen. It served as an occasional first-class cricket ground for Border for seven matches between 1903 and 1958, and later staged six List"
"when Northerns played two home matches there against North West in December 2015. North West won both matches. Irene Villagers Cricket Club Ground The Irene Villagers Cricket Club Ground is a first-class cricket ground at the Irene Country Club in Irene, south of Pretoria, South Africa. The ground, on the bank of the Hennops River, has been the main home ground for the Irene Villagers Cricket Club since the club's inception in 1965. It has also been used for several non-first-class tournaments since 1998. The Bangladesh A team played four minor matches there on their tour of South Africa and"
"Newlands Stadium The Newlands Stadium, currently referred to as DHL Newlands for sponsorship reasons, is located in Cape Town, South Africa. The stadium currently has a capacity of 51,900 people, but is not an all-seater venue. It is the oldest rugby stadium in South Africa and the second-oldest rugby stadium in the world. Various sports teams currently use the stadium as their home base, including: Tenants Stormers finished 1st place in the 2012 Super Rugby season for the first time in their history. Western Province also use the venue for home games. The city's soccer clubs Ajax Cape Town, Santos"
"and SK Windhoek. Many boxers such as Paulus Moses, Paulus Ambunda and Abmerk Shindjuu are from the city. The Namibia national cricket team, the Eagles, plays the majority of its home games at the Wanderers Cricket Ground. It has also played at other grounds in the city, including the United Ground and the Trans Namib Ground. The team took part in the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, though they lost all their games. They have played in each edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup. Men's baseball was introduced to Namibia in 1950 at the Ramblers sports club in"
"Irene Villagers Cricket Club Ground The Irene Villagers Cricket Club Ground is a first-class cricket ground at the Irene Country Club in Irene, south of Pretoria, South Africa. The ground, on the bank of the Hennops River, has been the main home ground for the Irene Villagers Cricket Club since the club's inception in 1965. It has also been used for several non-first-class tournaments since 1998. The Bangladesh A team played four minor matches there on their tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe in 2015-16. A few weeks later the ground staged its first first-class and List A cricket matches,"
"one of 8 venues in South Africa to host matches. The ground hosted a total of 7 matches, all of them were group games. The stadium is one of the Warriors' 2 home grounds, the other being East London's Buffalo Park. The stadium hosts Warriors home matches in the Sunfoil Series, Momentum 1 Day Cup ""(previously the MTN Domestic Championship)"" and Ram Slam T20 Challenge. St George's Park Cricket Ground St George’s Park Cricket Ground (also known as St George's Park, Crusaders Ground or simply Crusaders) is a cricket ground in St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. It is"
"Kentview, Gauteng Kentview is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called ""Syferfontein"". It became a suburb on the 21 May 1958, and is named after Victor Kent, a chairman of Wanderers Club, and the man who purchased the land when the club moved from the moved from its location in the Johannesburg CBD at Old Wanderers to its current location what was then called Kent"
"Newlands, and that the Stormers and Western Province would play their home matches at the newly built Cape Town Stadium for their home games. However, the Western Province Rugby Union have decided that they will not be using the stadium, but will rather remain at Newlands. <br> Newlands Stadium The Newlands Stadium, currently referred to as DHL Newlands for sponsorship reasons, is located in Cape Town, South Africa. The stadium currently has a capacity of 51,900 people, but is not an all-seater venue. It is the oldest rugby stadium in South Africa and the second-oldest rugby stadium in the world."
"Illovo. It has previously been ranked as the best business school in Africa Illovo, Gauteng Illovo is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It borders Hyde Park, Sandhurst, Inanda and Melrose. Illovo is also home to many young professionals and creatives because of its close proximity to Sandton and Johannesburg business centres and many affordable apartment blocks. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. The name is related to the isiZulu word 'Indlovu', meaning elephant. Wanderers Stadium is located in Illovo, which is home to the Highveld Lions, Johannesburg's cricket team. The University of"
"SuperSport Park Supersport Park is a cricket ground in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa. It was renamed from Centurion Park after television company Supersport bought shares in the stadium. The capacity of the ground is 22,000. The Titans cricket team, have played most of their home games here since 2004. The ground was home to the Titan's predecessor team Northerns (cricket team) (previously ""Northern Transvaal"") since 1986. The town of ""Verwoerdburg"" was renamed ""Centurion"" at the end of apartheid, with the politically neutral new name of the town coming from that of the cricket ground. This ground was a venue for"
"St George's Park Cricket Ground St George’s Park Cricket Ground (also known as St George's Park, Crusaders Ground or simply Crusaders) is a cricket ground in St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. It is the home of the Port Elizabeth Cricket Club, one of the oldest cricket clubs in South Africa, and the Eastern Province Club. It is also one of the venues at which Test matches and One Day Internationals are played in South Africa. It is older than Kingswood College in Grahamstown. The ground is notable for its brass band that plays during major matches, adding a"
"a Sydney Derby match at Stadium Australia on Saturday 9 October 2016. FIFA Club World Cup Western Sydney Wanderers FC Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, or simply as Wanderers) is an Australian professional soccer club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier soccer competition, the A-League, under licence from Football Federation Australia (FFA). The club has established itself as a major force in both Australia and Asia, having won one A-League Premiership and an AFC Champions League title in its short history. Formed in April"
"and South Africa and Kenya. Potchefstroom co-hosted the 2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. The South Africa national cricket team has regularly chosen Potchefstroom for off-season training, and has hosted the Australian team's off-season cricket camps. During the 2003 Cricket World Cup, Australia's cricket team chose Potchefstroom as their home base and won the tournament. Rugby is arguably Potchefstroom's most popular sport. Olën Park, the main rugby stadium, is primarily used for rugby union matches by the Leopards in the Vodacom Cup and the first division of the Currie Cup. The stadium is also used for football matches, and has hosted"
"renovations so Wanderers used Central Sports Ground for their home matches for the 1981 and 1982 seasons although this was also closed for part of 1981 after fans stoned visiting teams. Wanderers then had to use John Yumba Kachofa Stadium, the home of Mufulira Blackpool. In June 2005 Wanderers lost a league match to 2–1 to Red Arrows at Shinde and fans accused the referee of biased officiating and ran amok. The riot left several vehicles damaged and the Football Association of Zambia responded by closing the stadium for the rest of the season. In August 2008, Wanderers fans again"
"Illovo, Gauteng Illovo is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It borders Hyde Park, Sandhurst, Inanda and Melrose. Illovo is also home to many young professionals and creatives because of its close proximity to Sandton and Johannesburg business centres and many affordable apartment blocks. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. The name is related to the isiZulu word 'Indlovu', meaning elephant. Wanderers Stadium is located in Illovo, which is home to the Highveld Lions, Johannesburg's cricket team. The University of Pretoria's business school, the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), is located in"
"several of the matches of the FIFA 2010 World Cup including a semi-final, held in South Africa. The Mother City built a new 70,000 seat stadium (Cape Town Stadium) in the Green Point area. In cricket, the Cape Cobras represent Cape Town at the Newlands Cricket Ground. The team is the result of an amalgamation of the Western Province Cricket and Boland Cricket teams. They take part in the Supersport and Standard Bank Cup Series. The Newlands Cricket Ground regularly hosts international matches. Cape Town has had Olympic aspirations. For example, in 1996, Cape Town was one of the five"
"Westlife held a concert for The Love Tour supporting their album The Love Album. This was the same stadium were Colin Ingram scored his maiden ODI century in his first international match. He subsequently became the first South African to score a century on debut. Springbok Park boasts some of the best lights in the country and is regularly used for day/night matches, when the grassy banks become colourfully filled with spectators and a carnival atmosphere prevails. It is just 10 minutes walk from the city centre, with Bloemfontein coach station adjacent to the ground. A naming rights arrangement saw"
"Stormers The Stormers (known for sponsorship reasons as the DHL Stormers) are a South African professional rugby union team based in Cape Town competing in the Super Rugby competition. They have never won a tournament, but their home stadium, Newlands, typically draws the highest average attendance figures of any ground in Super Rugby.. They are centred on the Western Province Currie Cup side, but also draw players from the Boland Cavaliers (covering the Cape Winelands and West Coast districts, with home matches in Wellington). Through 2005, they also drew players from the SWD Eagles (George), which meant that they drew"
"Sandton has become the new business area of Johannesburg, and features many corporate headquarters, as well as Nelson Mandela Square and Wanderers Stadium, the most prestigious cricket ground in South Africa. The skyline of Sandton has grown rapidly and there are many projects under development in the area. Sandton is also the location of the JSE Securities Exchange, Africa's largest stock exchange, which relocated from the CBD in 2000. The quality of life deteriorates on the outer fringes of the northern suburbs. One of the poorest townships, Alexandra, is located in this border area, to the east of Sandton. The"